Best designed studio

Alek, were those screenshots from the Ashleigh Banfield fan club.

Yes, I really like the whole 'converted warehouse' look. Presumably very cheap to buy, so they were able to plough more money into building a very impressive studio.

Out of interest, what happens on MSNBC live? Is it mainly desk-based, like the coverage this weekend, or is it usually much more mobile, with presenters moving around the newsroom/studio. And do they always dress as casually as Ashleigh Banfield in some of those screenshots?!

LOL, yeah! I'm not in love with her like some of the people in that club, but she is one damn fine news presenter…did u see her during these terrorist attacks…I don't mean to demean what happened, but she has a real shot for an emmy

In terms of appearance, I'd say that the News 24 studio is head and shoulders above the rest.

Originally, when MSNBC Live launched in january, the presenters usually stood up and walked around, but now the presenters are sat down…
the schedule is MSNBC Live 10.00-1.00 pm with Gregg Jarret and Chris Janseng (they sit down at a desk)
MSNBC LIVE 10.00-3.00 pm with Rick Sanchez (he's sat down in the main news desk)
There were news updates during the 'Mitch Albom Show' (it's really a very bad radio simulcast thing) entitled MSNBC Live…

But with these terrorist attacks, all of their normal programming as been switched to 'America on Alert'…after this somewhat 'dies down' (not very sensitive I know) major changes to their schedule will probably happen again.

Mind you, don't the BBC do well when it comes to making studios for general election coverage?

The CNN Atlanata studio is unrivalled. There's a new area with a plasma screen now as well.

http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/cnnstudios.jpg
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/studio.jpg
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/cnnstudios2.jpg
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/cnnbn.jpg
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/cnn2.jpg
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/cnnex3.jpg

Some images from CNN Centre, or Center - whichever you prefer.

The area with the plasma screen isn't a new area as such, it's an area to the right of the desk, they've just stuck a big screen in there.

Outside current affairs programmes, what studio designs do people like?

Sorry to get off your question Katherine, but I thought I'd post these:

Here are some screengrabs from Fox News Channel., the presenter is Laurie Dhue (she has been with CNN, MSNBC, and FNC)

[Fox News Live news summaries (shown every thirty minutes]
(I think this were around early 2001)
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/2ede3630.jpg
(This design is has been used since the early summer)
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/1bb4d679.jpg

[Fox News Live programme, weekend] presenter's Tod Conner and Laurie Dhue
(early 2001)
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/2cd3a2aa.jpg

(current)
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/ed89eb97.jpg
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/43d37b7e.jpg
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/124f61a8.jpg
(these are the phone-in graphics…i don't know if they still use these, FNC change their graphics a lot)

[Primteime: The O'Reilly Factor]
Laurie Dhue was a guest on the O'Reilly Factor
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/a8db5e80.jpg

[Primetime: The Edge with Paula Zahn]
Ms Dhue was a frequent fill-in on Paula Zahn's old FNC show (she left last week for CNN)
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/f082a9b1.jpg


[These pictures are from FNC a few years ago (don't know when exactly)]

http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/76faa180.jpg
http://www.tvhome.f2s.com/ikonboard/upload/960d86bb.jpg

Sorry, but I don't like the CNN or MSNBC studios. They try to be too showbiz, too glitzy, too superficial, not very 'newsy'.

No-ones mention ITN news chanenls set! They use the studio which was used for ITV news from 1995-1999.